Wednesday, January 11, 2012

DTN News - WHITE HOUSE NEWS: Jolie, Pitt Meet Obama In Oval OfficeSource: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources AFP(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada - January 11, 2012: US President Barack Obama took a break from the affairs of state to rub shoulders with Hollywood royalty Wednesday, meeting Angelina Jolie and her beau Brad Pitt at the White House.Jolie was in Washington for the launch of her new movie "In the Land of Blood and Honey" and the couple were seen through the panelled windows of the Oval Office by reporters and photographers."President Obama spoke with Ms Jolie about her work to raise the profile of preventing mass atrocities and combating sexual violence against women," said Jamie Smith, a White House spokeswoman.Jolie, in a dark dress, and Pitt, wearing black framed glasses, spent several minutes speaking to Obama before he left aboard his Marine One helicopter for a campaign fundraising trip in Chicago.The Oscar-winning actress premiered the film, her directorial debut, at the Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington on Tuesday night.The movie relates the story of a couple who had a fling before Bosnia's 1992-1995 war and met up again when the woman was taken prisoner by a unit of the Bosnian Serb army commanded by her former lover.He shields her at first but is transferred and she suffers abuse and rape at the hands of the soldiers.At the premiere, Jolie, who as well as her film work pursues a wide range of humanitarian causes as a UN goodwill ambassador, offered a mixed review of Obama's presidency."I think there are many, many things I think have gone in a wonderful direction and there a few things I am in disappointed in," she told the Daily Caller website."But there are many wonderful things that have moved forward and of course some other things that are very frustrating."Related News;

AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Angelina Jolie has spent plenty of time in Washington, DC, as part of her role as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador. But this time, she got some facetime with the president! The Oscar winner and her man Brad Pitt ...

By AP / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS Brad Pitt is seen walking in the Oval Office during his visit in Washington, DC. Wednesday. WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama might be powerful and well-known, but the White House got some real star power Wednesday: Brad ...

WASHINGTON - US President Barack Obama took a break from the affairs of state to rub shoulders with Hollywood royalty Wednesday, meeting Angelina Jolie and her beau Brad Pitt at the White House. Jolie was in Washington for the launch of her new movie ...

By Jared A. Favole Actress Angelina Jolie is seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, during a meeting with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Just before heading off to Chicago to ...

Actor Brad Pitt is seen in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2012, during a meeting with President Barack Obama. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) WASHINGTON—President Barack Obama might be powerful and well-known, ...

President Obama met with Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the White House Wednesday. The power couple was in Washington, DC for a screening of "In the Land of Blood and Honey," a film Jolie directed about the Bosnian War. Jolie spoke with CBSNews.com ...

By Jared A. Favole AP Just before heading off to Chicago to raise money for his re-election campaign, President Barack Obama met Wednesday at the White House with movie stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. The two were in town for Tuesday's screening of ...

By The Reliable Source Angelina Jolie at the afterparty for the premiere of “In The Land of Blood and Honey” at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum on Tuesday. (Kris Connor/Film District) It was nearly midnight, we hadn't eaten dinner, ...

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama might be powerful and well-known, but the White House got some Hollywood star power Wednesday: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie stopped by for a chat with the chief executive. The actors were spotted in the Oval Office ...

By Ann Oldenburg, USA TODAY It took a long lens to spy them, but that's definitely Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in the White House. The stars stopped by for a chat with President Obama today. They were spotted in the Oval Office by photographers ...

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Angelina Jolie's new film is called "In the Land of Blood and Honey." She could also use that bittersweet monicker to describe her review of President Obama's job performance. Appearing at the National Holocaust Museum in Washington to promote her ...

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By MARSHALL HEYMAN The oh-so-brief Manhattan montage of the Awards Season Follies began this week in earnest and, well, pretty earnestly at the New York Film Critics Circle Awards on Monday at the Crimson Club, an event space in the Flatiron District. ...

by Ashleigh Rainbird, Daily Mirror 11/01/2012 ANOTHER swanky do and another outing for Brad Pitt and his walking stick. And that cane seems to be sticking around, too. (That joke will NEVER get old. I'm going to use it every time he's pictured with it) ...

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Actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attend the 2011 New York Film Critics Circle awards at Crimson on Jan. 9, 2012, in New York City. (CBS) The New York Film Critics Circle added to the Oscar-buzz for the nearly--silent film "The Artist," naming the ...

By Alison Schwartz and Jeffrey Slonim Once again, Brad Pitt was turning heads on the red carpet Monday night. And it wasn't just because of a gorgeous Angelina Jolie on his arm, but because of his newest accessory: a black cane. ...

Source: DTN News - - This article compiled by Roger Smith from reliable sources Boeing(NSI News Source Info) TORONTO, Canada / RIDLEY TOWNSHIP, Pa.,- January 11, 2012: The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received a U.S. Army contract valued at approximately $370 million for 14 CH-47F Chinook helicopters to support Foreign Military Sales efforts. The aircraft will be delivered to the U.S. Army beginning in 2014; all but one are intended for Australia and the United Arab Emirates. “This new aircraft sale brings our Chinook backlog to more than 200 aircraft for both domestic and international customers worldwide,” said Leanne Caret, H-47 Programs vice president. “Boeing’s recent $130 million investment to create a world-class Chinook manufacturing facility near Philadelphia means we are well positioned to respond to this demand.”Seven of the new Chinooks will be delivered to the Australian Defence Force and six aircraft will be delivered to the United Arab Emirates under the terms of a previously announced Foreign Military Sales agreement between the U.S. government and the two countries. One additional aircraft is to be delivered to the U.S. Army to fulfill its own requirements.“This sale is indicative of the tremendous interest from customers around the world who need best-in-class, multirole heavy-lift capabilities for military and humanitarian missions,” Caret added.The H-47 program is at the midpoint of executing a multiyear contract for 191 CH-47F Chinook aircraft that was awarded in August 2008 and originally valued at $4.3 billion. In November, Boeing submitted a proposal to the U.S. government for a second multiyear contract for 155 Chinooks for the U.S. Army. This second five-year, firm fixed-price proposal would provide the Army with close to the full complement of 464 Chinooks outlined in the Department of Defense program of record and would yield double-digit percentage savings over a single-year procurement strategy. A decision is expected early next year.Since completing the first CH-47F production aircraft in August 2006, Boeing has trained and equipped eight U.S. Army units and is in the process of equipping the ninth. Six units have completed deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, where the helicopter has logged nearly 70,000 flight hours and maintained an operational readiness rate of more than 85 percent conducting air assault, transport, medical evacuation and support operations.There are more than 450 Chinooks in operation with military forces in 17 countries around the world. International operators include Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Thailand, Taiwan, Greece, Korea and Spain.A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is one of the world's largest defense, space and security businesses specializing in innovative and capabilities-driven customer solutions, and the world’s largest and most versatile manufacturer of military aircraft. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Defense, Space & Security is a $32 billion business with 63,000 employees worldwide.